Q&A: the ordinariate

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A body set up to receive former Anglicans while retaining elements of their
tradition

Will the members be proper Catholics?

Yes. Think of them as like members of a religious order

Can Ordinariate priests be married with children?

Yes, but only if they are already married when they decide to convert. And the
married clergy will not be able to become Catholic bishops, even if they
were previously Anglican bishops, while their wives are alive

Why did the Pope set up the Ordinariate?

Many influential Anglican clergy around the world pleaded with him to do
something